Sweet and Spicy Sweet Potato Bake

Disclosure: The Southeast Dairy Association compensated The Recipe ReDux (co-owned by ReganMillerJones, Inc. and Teaspoon Communications), to sponsor this recipe contest. We are therefore not eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. Opinions expressed are our own.

Consider the humble sweet potato; what a versatile veggie. It can star in an appetizer, entree or dessert – or even a delicious sweet potato fries snack. Really, the only thing tricky about sweet potatoes is that they tend to go bad quickly – which I always seem to forget since their white potato cousins keep so well. So faced with a pile of sweet potatoes ready to go bad and the challenge of the “Festively Lactose Free” recipe contest for members of The Recipe ReDux (sponsored by the Southeast Dairy Association,) I knew I’d have no problem coming up with any number of sweet potato dishes. The Sweet & Spicy Sweet Potato Bake I created using maple and smoked paprika flavors and topped with brown sugared pecans could actually be served at any point in a meal:

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Comments

This looks and sounds delicious! I have made a similar dish before, although no flour or smoked paprika in it. Love the versatility of this dish too…can’t say I’ve ever eaten sweet potatoes from breakfast, but am loving your idea to add a little bacon 🙂EA-The Spicy RD recently posted..L is for Luscious Lycopene Laced Cream of Tomato Soup

We loved it! I did sub in a combination of cumin and sweet paprika instead of the smoked paprika. I think there are a lot of spice variations that would work well. I might try it with a tablespoon or two of grated ginger for Christmas (or sooner!).

[…] realized how amazing they are that I started to prefer them over their white potato cousins. This Sweet & Spicy Sweet Potato Bake from Teaspoon of Spice is a perfect combination of sweet with a little added smoked paprika to […]

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